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Agustin Gamarra

Agustin Gamarra (27 August 1785-18 November 1841) was President of Peru from 1 September 1829 to 20 December 1833 (succeeding Jose de la Mar and preceding Luis Jose de Orbegoso) and from 25 August 1838 to 18 November 1841 (succeeding Andres de Santa Cruz and preceding Manuel Menendez).

Biography[]

Agustin Gamarra was born in Cuzco, Viceroyalty of Peru in 1785, and he came from a family of Spanish and Quechua descent. He joined the Peruvian Army at a young age and served as Andres de Santa Cruz's second-in-command during the Peruvian War of Independence, including at the Battle of Ayacucho in 1825. In 1828, he was promoted to marshal after taking part in an invasion of Bolivia. After Jose de la Mar's defeat at the Battle of Tarqui in 1829, Gamarra deposed him and served as President from 1829 to 1833, signing a peace treaty with Gran Colombia. Gamarra crushed rebellions in the country and became obsessed with the annexation of Bolivia. He returned to the presidency in 1838 after Santa Cruz's overthrow in the War of the Confederation, and he once again invaded Bolivia in 1841. He was captured at the Battle of Ingavi and executed by the Bolivian general and future president Jose Ballivian.

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